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Tjames88 Valued Member Canada 196 Posts	Posted 04/22/2023 03:07 am I have a 1943 Lincoln Cent with a mark on the face but not the rim. I got it in a set with some others. Also has a bump near the c in cent. Otherwise fine other than one small carbon spot that I can see. No other marks really just possibly sending in for grading with some others. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34409 Posts	Posted 04/22/2023 06:31 am Perhaps a scratch on the reverse? Also, are you sure this hasn't been reprocessed? The surface looks awfully shiny in your first picture, but maybe that was just the lighting? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21606 Posts	Posted 04/22/2023 07:10 am Would you take a photo of the edge, that will tell you if it has been reprocessed or not. Report this Post to the Staff
NumismaticsFTW Pillar of the Community United States 2281 Posts	Posted 04/22/2023 07:14 am Re-zinc You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19154 Posts	Posted 04/22/2023 07:22 am I'm thinking that's a plated '43--not a candidate for grading submission (my opinion). Possible die crack on the reverse. Over decades of cent searching/collecting, I've come across dozens of plated steel cents--they look just like this one. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/22/2023 08:47 am Looks replated to me and not worth sending in. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95936 Posts	Posted 04/22/2023 09:28 am Well, this coin has been re-plated, I initially thought that this could be a die crack, but I don't see it on the rim, so maybe not, unless it got covered by the plating process. Otherwise it could be a scratch Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/22/2023 09:45 am Sure looks reproccesed. Definitely not a grading candidate. Report this Post to the Staff
oddguy Pillar of the Community United States 4135 Posts	Posted 04/22/2023 09:53 am Looks like plated and damage to me. Report this Post to the Staff
Tjames88 Valued Member Canada 196 Posts	Posted 04/22/2023 11:53 am I'm not sure either it was in a set of other sets I bought from a guy on kijiji 50 bucks with a 1900 Newfie coin. I'll try to get a few better pictures but the ones I took that were shiny were at an angle mostly come out dull. Bad camera but working on it. Thanks for the input it helps a lot I don't have many friends with similar interests so it's difficult to get another opinion without having them graded. Report this Post to the Staff
Tjames88 Valued Member Canada 196 Posts	Posted 04/22/2023 12:12 pm It was stored in the case but it could still be plated I have no doubts but can you still have minor spots on plated coins? I could take it to get checked out near me but is it worth it. Or is there another way to check for sure because I'm not seeing other ways and don't really want to play around with it if it's genuine. I have a nice coin that would have been in pristine condition other than my fingerprint on the obverse. When I first started I handled them in not the best way. Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21606 Posts	Posted 04/22/2023 12:28 pm To check it out whether it has been plated or not is easy, that is why I asked for a photo of the edge. If it is shiny like the rest of the coin, then it has been plated. If it shows a steel core with a zinc layer on either side, then it is original. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95936 Posts	Posted 04/22/2023 12:42 pm Yep, Jimmy is correct. Can we get an edge image please? Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
NumismaticsFTW Pillar of the Community United States 2281 Posts	Posted 04/22/2023 1:00 pm This Coin is 1000% re-zinced. It is not worth any premium, it is not worth driving to someone to check it out. You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Report this Post to the Staff
Tjames88 Valued Member Canada 196 Posts	Posted 04/22/2023 1:38 pm Found another on PCGS with the same mark by the c in cent but mine definitely looks plated over in that spot. It looks shinier that the one pictured which is genuine. It was a nice coin at one point. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/22/2023 1:45 pm That is a die clash. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
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